Printing

To Print a Document Using a RISC OS Printer Driver

First ensure that a RISC OS printer driver is loaded. Your RISC OS printer driver icon must be on the icon bar.

  1. Give the Printer Config command:
Menu Command Cmd-sequence Key
Print Printer config PD
Menu Command Tool Key Cmd-sequence
Print Print Print PO

You will see the Print dialogue box. At the top of the dialogue box, you will see the type of RISC OS printer driver currently available.

To Print a Document Using a PipeDream Printer Driver

  1. Give the Printer Config command:
Menu Command Cmd-sequence Key
Print Printer config PD
Menu Command Tool Key Cmd-sequence
Print Print Print PO

You will see the Print dialogue box.

To Print Part of a Document

To print a marked block:

  1. Mark the block you want to print.
  2. Give the Print command.
  3. When the dialogue box appears, select the Print marked block option.

To See the Results of Printing on the Screen

This option is only useful for seeing where headers and footers appear.

  1. Give the Print command.
  2. When the dialogue box appears, select the Screen option.

You will see your document on the screen including headers and footers. Fonts are not displayed.

To Print to a File

If you are using a RISC OS printer driver, click Menu on the printer icon on the icon bar and type in the name of the file to which you want to print.

If you are using a PipeDream printer driver, select the File option in the Print dialogue box and type in the name of the file to which you want to print. Printer codes from the printer driver are included in the file.

To Cancel Printing

You can cancel printing by pressing Escape. Text already in the print buffer may be printed.